Game board



I July 21. 1925.

'r. JOHNSON GAME BOARD Filed 001;. 18. 1921 n Q. 4 w%@ 0 n n 1 W D m j Z 5 a. m n i. 4 5 E E m 4 m T 5 Z 1 4 4 k w W a W W 5. I W m 3M. v 2% 1 EE x M? Patented July 21, 19 25" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE '1. JOHNSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME BOARD.

i Application filed October -18, 1921. Serial No. 508,501.

Game Boards, of which. the following is a specification.

This invention relates to game boards, and more particularly to a representation of golf links, on which the playing of golf may be simulated .in an interesting and instructive manner.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of. parts hereinafter described and claimed.

- connection with the game to determine the advance of the markers.

The invention consists of a representation of golf links, having either nine or eighteen holes arranged in any suitable manner over the board, the fairway of each hole being provided with hazards of different kinds, such as bunkers, ponds, etc., the particular arrangement of the course being a matter of choice, examples of hazards being illustrated in the drawings. In the drawings only two holes, a long one and a shorter one, are illustrated, which embody all of the features of the game, the general hole structure. being substantially dJILPli-t cated in the other holes of the course, except for the length of the holes and number of playing. positions disposed upon the fair- T he hole, as represented in Fig. 1, is provided with a tee, a fairway and a green, such features being ordinarily provided in actual golf courses. Extending along the fairway to the green are disposed rows of d1fferently. colored dots, the dots of each row being designated successively with the numerals l to 6 in Fig. 1, and by the numerals 1 to 4 in Fig. 2, the length of the hole, of

course, determining the number of dots, from the tee to the green, that is, the dots are spaced approximatelv even distances apart upon -all the holes, so that a short hole will have a smaller number of positions than a longer hole. As shown in the .drawings, some of the dots are placed to represent that a bunker or sand pit has been encountered, and in playing the game as here contemplated, a player encountering a bunker is penalized one stroke. A player landing in the pond, asshown in Fig. 2,: adds one extra stroke and retires tothe first position back.

Markers of any suitabletype, as shown in Fig. 3, each corresponding in color to a row of dots, are provided'for marking the advance of the ball toward the green. Each player selects a certain colored jmarker in playing the game, and such marker is moved on the dots corresponding in color therewith. Selection of the colored markers maybe made by casting a.die,'tl1e player throwing the highest number being entitled to the color he prefers. Any number of players up to four may participate in th game.

In order to determine the rate of advance of-t-hemarkers on the dots, an indicator of any suitable kind may be used, but

I preferably employ a specially prepared die, having one, two and three dots on three of its sides and similar dots on the other three sides, as shown in Fig. .4 of the drawings. When the die is rolled in the ordinary manner and shows one spot uppermost, for example, the player rolling the die moves his marker to dot number 1 of a color similar to his marker, each roll of the die counting one stroke. It will be seen that two rolls of the die will carry a marker on the greenin exceptional cases, or to a point adjacent the green in ordinary cases, if one is fortunate enough to roll successive threes with the die and does not encounmuch larger number of strokes.

next to the green, or one position from the green, the marker is moved to the green and one stroke counted. 011 the green, each of the players rolls the die once and counts each spot on the die as a stroke, this representing the total number of strokes necessary to hole out. These strokes on the green are then added to the strokes taken on the fairway to obtain the total number of strokes necessary for the particular hole played. If desired, a player, from positions adjacent the green and one position back from the green, may be required to roll the die until he obtains the proper number to enable him to move to the green. For instance, if a player is two moves from the green, he must get a two to go onto the green, etc.

In playing the game the markers are placed on the tee of hole number 1. Each player then rolls the die in his turn and moves his marker the number of spots shown on the die. One stroke is counted for each roll of the die while on the fairway. Upon reaching the position next to the green, the die is not rolled but a stroke is counted and the players move to the green. Players reaching positions more than one move away from the green either move to the green or roll the die once and use only the number of moves necessary to reach the green. A player who has reached a position on the green in two shots of course does not have to count an extra stroke. When all the players are on the green each player rolls the die once and counts each spot on the die as a stroke instead ofcounting each roll as a stroke, as was done upon the fairway. A player landing in a bunker adds one extra stroke to his score and advances from the same osition. A player landing in the pond a (isan extra stroke and retires to the first pos1t1on back. The player with the lowest total score for the number of holes played, wins the game. 1

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrymg my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the-spirit of the invention. I. therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofthe construction set forth,

but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A golf game comprising a representa tion of golf links .having holes of different lengths, each hole including a tee, fairway, and green; a plurality of arbitrarily established differently spread groups of positions delineated upon the fairway and extending from the tee to the reen of each hole, said groups of positions being spaced apart substantiallyv the same distance upon the various holes, each group being made up of dots adapted to be distinguished from each other, said dots representing the stops for the playing strokes, and an indicator having indicia thereon relating to the positions adapted to be played.

2. A golf game comprisinga representation of golf links having holes of different lengths, each hole including a tee, fairway, and green; a plurality of differently spread groups of arbitrary positions delineated upon the fairway of each hole, the positions in some of said rows being spaced apart similar distances upon various holes, each group being made up of dots having distinguishing characteristics, said dots representing stops for the playing strokes; and a indicator having indicia thereon, the maximum indication of which bears a relation to the number of positions in some of said groups upon the various holes so that it requires at least two operations of the indicator to reach the green upon the shorter holes, and at least three operations to reach the green upon the longer holes, while it retee to the green of the longer holes, and at least three arbitrarily established differently spread groups of positions delineated upon the fairway from the tee to the green of the shorter holes; each group being made up of dots distinguishable from each other, some dots of some groups representing hazards;

- and' an indicator in the form of a die having one, two and three dots on three of its sides, and similar dots on the remaining three of its sides, 0 erations of said indicator determining t e advance over said positions, each operation of said indicator representing a stroke.

4. A golf game comprising a representation of golf links having holes of different lengths, each hole thereof including a tee, In testimony whereof I have signed my fairway and green; a plurality of arbitraname to this specification in the presence of 10 rily established differently spread groups of two subscribing witnesses. positions delineated upon the fairway of each hole, there being at least three groups LAWRENCE JOHNSON V of positions upon the shorter holes of said Witnesses: course, and at least six groups of positions H.. S. WEIDMAN,

upon the longer holes of said course. v C. E. THIREEDY. 

